Monthly Archives: September 2024

ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Racism, torture and arbitrary arrests are some examples of discrimination indigenous Papuans have dealt with over the last 60...

RNZ Pacific The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, George Speight, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens, have been granted...

By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews French police have shot and killed two men in New Caledonia, stoking tensions with pro-independence groups days...

Asia Pacific Report The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution demanding that the Israeli government end its occupation of Palestinian territories within 12...

RNZ Pacific Pro-independence fighters in the Indonesian-ruled West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18...

Pacific Media Watch The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned the Israeli government’s recent decision to revoke the press passes of Al Jazeera journalists,...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Fears of potential unrest on New Caledonia's symbolic September 24 date have prompted stronger restrictions in...

BDS National Committee The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society leading the global BDS movement, has called for immediate pressure...

By Luka Forman, RNZ journalist A new poll shows a significant number of New Zealanders support recognising Palestine as a state and applying sanctions against...

COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The Land of Papua is widely known as a land full of milk and honey. It is a name...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A South African company is reported to be the most probable bidder for shares in New...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is today celebrating almost half a century of independence...

The National Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has declared emergency orders to safeguard infrastructure and residents in Porgera due to escalating law and...

COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket list for years. For me, it was for more than half a...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy...

COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta Pope Francis has completed his historic first visit to Southeast Asian and Pacific nations. The papal apostolic visit covered Indonesia,...

Pacific Media Watch A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah -- killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto You could be forgiven if you missed the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel’s long-standing occupation of...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News West Papuan independence advocate Octovianus Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support...

By Harry Pearl Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are “ridiculous” and at odds with a government that purportedly...

EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...